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| |Monday, Nov. 09, 2009
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia announced that Thailand's fugitive ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrived Tuesday in Phnom Penh following his appointment as economic adviser to the government, fueling tensions between the neighboring countries.Read more
| |Monday, Nov. 09, 2009
SEOUL, South Korea — Navy ships of the two Koreas exchanged fire Tuesday along their disputed western sea border, a South Korean military officer said.Read more
|Monday, Nov. 09, 2009
TOKYO — Japan said Tuesday it plans to provide up to $5 billion in new Afghanistan aid over the next 5 years as the country's naval refueling mission in the region draws to a close.Read more
|Monday, Nov. 09, 2009
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has decided, after months of deliberation, to accept an offer by North Korea to send a special envoy to Pyongyang for direct talks on nuclear issues, two administration officials said Monday.Read more
|Monday, Nov. 09, 2009
MELBOURNE, Australia — Thousands of fans lined fairways and TV network helicopters circled overhead as Tiger Woods played his first round of golf in Australia in 11 years Tuesday.Read more
|Monday, Nov. 09, 2009
SEATTLE — Washington state's lieutenant governor, Brad Owen, says his son is in satisfactory condition after being shot by one of Owen's close friends in a workplace dispute.Read more
| |Monday, Nov. 09, 2009
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Deon Thompson scored 20 points to help No. 6 North Carolina spoil Isiah Thomas' college coaching debut and beat Florida International 88-72 on Monday night in the 2K Sports Classic.Read more
| |Monday, Nov. 09, 2009
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Evan Turner recorded only the second triple-double ever for Ohio State with 14 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists in the 16th-ranked Buckeyes' 100-60 victory over Alcorn State on Monday night in the 2K Sports Classic.Read more
| |Monday, Nov. 09, 2009
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan athletic director Bill Martin pushed a student and grabbed the wind breaker of another student during two football games, according to a department of public safety report.Read more
| |Monday, Nov. 09, 2009
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kurt Busch and Pat Tryson had every reason to coast through the season's final 10 races in a long farewell before the crew chief bolts to a new team next year.Read more